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Army of the Dead Review: Zack Snyder Indulges in the Best and Worst of the Zombie Genre

It seems strange to call a Zack Snyder movie nostalgic. Over the last decade the director has spent all his energy operating within the superhero industrial co...

Chloë Sevigny and Eleanor Friedberger Open a World of Menace and Music in Trailer for Slow Machine

An out-of-the-blue surprise from last year's festival circuit, Slow Machine is a simmering thriller, Rivettian game of shifting identity, musical documentary, ...

The Perfect Candidate Review: Haifaa Al-Mansour Examines Misogyny in Saudi Arabia with Political Crowdpleaser

A lot has changed in Saudi Arabia since Haifaa Al-Mansour last made a film in her home country. Wadjda, Al-Mansour’s 2012 debut, was the first feature shot ent...

Edgar Wright & Company Celebrate The Sparks Brothers in First Trailer

Few documentaries exude as much love and care for their subject as Edgar Wright's first non-fiction film, The Sparks Brothers. Following the overlooked yet hug...

The B-Side – Alan J. Pakula (with Blake Howard)

Welcome to The B-Side, from The Film Stage. Here we talk about filmmakers! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they mad...

Bong Joon-ho to Direct Korean Animation Set in the Deep Sea

Following his landmark drama Parasite, all eyes are turned to what Bong Joon-ho will be directing next. While he's previously said he's working on both a Korea...

First Trailer for Céline Sciamma’s Acclaimed Drama Petite Maman

Following up her universally acclaimed Portrait of a Lady on Fire, Céline Sciamma was able to get a film off the ground and completed during the pandemic. Peti...

Alexandre Aja on Translating Oxygen Into French, His Single-Location Obsession, and Casting Mélanie Laurent

French filmmaker Alexandre Aja’s newest film, Oxygen, finds Mélanie Laurent trapped inside a cryogenic chamber with a little less than 90 minutes of air left i...

The Film Stage Show Classic – Memories of Murder (with Inkoo Kang)

Welcome, one and all, to the latest episode of The Film Stage Show! Today, Brian Roan, Bill Graham, and Robyn Bahr are joined by Inkoo Kang to discuss Bong Joo...

Steve McQueen to Co-Direct Three-Part Series Uprising for BBC

Better than 99.9% of this year's Oscar-nominated films (Garrett Bradley's Time being the sole exception), Steve McQueen's five-movie cycle Small Axe deserved f...

News

Scout Tafoya and Tucker Johnson’s Stubborn Beast Begins Production

The Criterion Collection’s July Lineup Features The Elephant Man, Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore, and Mike Mills on 4K

Tony Leung Finds Earthly Connection in Exclusive Poster for Ildikó Enyedi’s Silent Friend

Trailers

Idiots Red Band Trailer: Dave Franco and O’Shea Jackson Jr. Lead Macon Blair’s Comedy

Exclusive U.S. Trailer for Chie Hayakawa’s Cannes Selection Renoir, Opening This May

First Trailer for Ridley Scott’s The Dog Stars Puts Jacob Elordi, Josh Brolin & Margaret Qualley in the Apocalypse

Reviews

Erupcja Review: A Fateful Romantic Timebomb Erupts

Blue Heron Review: An Astonishing Seance of Self and Film

Mile End Kicks Review: A Canadian Music Critic Finds Herself

Features

NYC Weekend Watch: Tina Aumont, Terry Zwigoff, Pauline at the Beach & More

New to Streaming: The Love That Remains, Magellan, Undertone, The Chronology of Water & More

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

Interviews

Faith in the Process: Pete Ohs on Erupcja, Charli XCX, and New Methods

“You Can’t Recreate a Reality”: Sophy Romvari on Blue Heron

David Lowery on Mother Mary, Beyoncé, and Transposing His Concerns Onto a Pop Icon

Podcasts

Josh Heaps on the DIY Horror of City Wide Fever

The B-Sides of Steve Martin with Eric D. Snider

Dolphins and Drugs: Michael Almereyda and Courtney Stephens on Capturing the Work of John Lilly

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